SB1105

THE CONTEXT: Laws 2022, Chapter 271 provides counties the option to provide for the on-site tabulation of voted early ballots on election day. Statute outlines procedures for counties that authorize the on-site tabulation of voted early ballots.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would mandate counties provide for the on-site tabulation of voted early ballots for any elector who appears at their designated polling place or a voting center, exempt counties that tabulate election day ballots at a central location and do not otherwise tabulate ballots on-site at voting locations, and make technical and conforming changes.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to turn the Legislature's standard for early ballots into an enforceable rule. It would mandate counties provide for the on-site tabulation of voted early ballots for any elector who appears at their designated polling place or a voting center, and would also exempt counties that tabulate election day ballots at a central location and do not otherwise tabulate ballots on-site at voting locations, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.